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Round 8: Lyubof Andreyevna Ranevsky (The Cherry Orchard) v Gloria Steinem To vote in this poll, head over to our IG page www.instagram.com/share/BABbj0... #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Teri get out of the pool, you’re headed to the next round! #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Round 7: Teri Hansen v Rose Smithsonian To vote in this poll, head over to our IG page www.instagram.com/share/BAFSE3... #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Paging Dr Eve Sheridan, you’ve moved on to the next round #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Round 6: Therapist Jane and Dr Eve Sheridan. To vote in this poll please head over to our IG #marymadness #marymcdonnell www.instagram.com/share/BAGIxT...

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Moving on to the next round is Eleanor Carter!!! #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Round 5: Eleanor Carter v Helen Peterson To vote in this poll, head over to our IG page! www.instagram.com/share/_i2PHR... #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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This battle was back and forth all day but in the end Dora Overton triumphed. #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Round 4: Dora Overton v Ruby Goldfarb #marymadness #marymcdonnell To vote in this poll use the IG link below! www.instagram.com/share/BANIfE...

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Liz is grabbing her passport and moving on to the next round! #marymadness #marymdconnell

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Round 3: Lady Zerbst v Liz (from Sneakers) To vote in this poll, head on over to IG. www.instagram.com/share/BAU9L5... #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Laura Brown is headed to the future rounds with a win over Sybil Goldrich #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Round 2: Sybil Goldrich v Laura Brown To vote in this poll head over to IG www.instagram.com/share/BAKuQo... #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Coming away with our first win of the season is First Lady Marilyn Whitmore. Kate Roberts once again get sliced (at least time this wasn’t through a mail slot). #marymadness #marymcdonnell

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Round 1: Marilyn Whitmore v Kate Roberts #marymadness #marymcdonnell www.instagram.com/share/BAFHRi...

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Presenting the 2025 Mary Madness bracket. This year we have 6 classic characters getting an automatic bid into the second round; Sharon Raydor, May-Alice Culhane, Madeline User, Laura Roslin, Dott Emerson, Dr. Virigina Dixon, and Stands with a Fist.

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Final touches are being put on this years Mary Madness bracket. The final bracket will be posted on Friday. Given that Bluesky has not added a poll feature yet the poll will actually take place on IG this year. So make sure you are following there as well! www.instagram.com/mmhistorian?...

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#TBT No thoughts today just this iconic photo “Liz Night” on CBS, February 1996

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February 18, 1994 Blue Chips premieres in theaters #MaryMcDonnell as Jenny

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Happy Presidents Day to the President of the Universe… #MaryMcDonnell as President Laura Roslin

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February 15, 1991 #MaryMcDonnell appears on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. You can watch the full interview here youtu.be/wpDPg3QqatE

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February 11, 2015 Previews for The Cherry Orchard begin at People's Light Theater in PA. #MaryMcDonnell as Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya Also starring Olivia Mell as Anya & David Strathaim as Leonid Andreyevich Gayev.

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February 10, 1981 Still Life opens at American Place Theatre (Women’s Project and Productions) #MaryMcDonnell in her Obie award winning role (Best Actress) as Cheryl

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February 4, 1996 Woman Undone premieres #MaryMcDonnell as Teri Hansen

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January 30, 1991 1st Annual The Movie Awards #MaryMcDonnell 📸 Mary McDonnell Vault

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January 25, 2011 Margin Call debuts at the Sundance Film Festival #MaryMcDonnell as Mary Rogers Raise your hand if you watched a 1hr and 47 minute movie for the 2 1/2 minute scene at the end. 🙋🏻‍♀️

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January 19, 1991 48th Annual Golden Globes Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture, Dances With Wolves #MaryMcDonnell as Stands With a Fist

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January 12, 2007 7th Annual AFI Awards #MaryMcDonnell

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January 11, 2004 15th Palm Springs International Film Festival #MaryMcDonnell

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It’s Golden Globes day so let’s do a throwback (Sunday) to January 19, 1991 and January 23, 1993. #MaryMcDonnell nominated for Dances with Wolves and Passion Fish

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I hope I’m not too late

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Legends never die. #SheMattered #MaryMcDonnell

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What is…… #MaryMcDonnell

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December 14, 2006 SAG Foundation Q&A #MaryMcDonnell

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December 11, 1992 Passion Fish premieres in theaters nationwide #MaryMcDonnell as May-Alice Culhane Passion Fish would earn Mary her second Academy Award nomination and her first for Best Leading Actress. It also gave us the iconic line “Fuck you too, Carlos”. 🤣🤣

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December 8, 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries Part 1 premieres. #MaryMcDonnell as President Laura Roslin

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December 7, 1986 A Doll's House opens at Hartford Stage #MaryMcDonnell as Nora Helmer Working with Emily Mann and David Strathairn (but not for the last time). Click below to read the NY Times review, www.nytimes.com/1986/12/08/t...

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December 7, 1988 National Anthems opens at Long Wharf Theatre #MaryMcDonnell as Leslie Reed The play began previews in November 1988 and would run until January 8, 1989. Mary would play along side Tom Berenger (future ex-husband Jack Raydor).

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November 28, 2017 Happy 7th Anniversary to these crazy kids. #MaryMcDonnell as Sharon Raydor

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 21, 1990 Dances with Wolves opens nationwide. With a budget of $22 million the film would end up grossing over $420 million (almost a billion in todays money) and be nominated for 12 Academy Awards, winning seven. #MaryMcDonnell as Stands With A Fist

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